| Corn Meal Dance | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | William Parker / Raining on the Moon |
| Cover: | Corn Meal Dance.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | September 4, 2007 |
| Recorded: | January 3, 2007 |
| Studio: | Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 69:40 |
| Label: | AUM Fidelity AUM 043 |
| Producer: | William Parker |
| Chronology: | William Parker |
| Prev Title: | Summer Snow |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Alphaville Suite |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
Corn Meal Dance is an album by American jazz bassist and composer William Parker's Raining on the Moon, which was recorded in 2007 and released on the AUM Fidelity label.[1] [2]
The review for AllMusic stated "These evocative, vocal-based tracks may seem surprising to those used to Parker's usual fare, but one listen through Corn Meal Dance will the suspicious".[3] All About Jazz said "Corn Meal Dance is another great recording from an artist whose talent seems to have no limits".[4]
Other reviewers were more reserved. PopMatters's review observed "Corn Meal Dance is hardly the best of William Parker, but as yet another facet of his considerable jazz spectrum it is a graceful expansion of territory. Whether it is for the jazz content, the politics, or the accessible jazz-soul grooves, this latest release for the outstanding jazz bassist is a strong effort".[5] The JazzTimes review noted "the album would’ve benefited had the stronger performances in the middle and at the end been brought to the fore".[6]
All compositions by William Parker except as indicated